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Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks

In research, Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,873 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 14.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,126
of 28,054 · #11,065 all time
Rank in Canada
#294
of 403
Research works
1k
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
34k
33.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #9,873 of 12,888 15.2%71 #6701

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 14.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 57.1 works14×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7.64× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 14.14× its world share, 57 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 14.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul A. Helm, Andrew M. Paterson and James A. Rusak lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks.

  1. 1 Paul A. Helm Canada · #79,119 worldwide 201 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Andrew M. Paterson Canada · #89,771 worldwide 361 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 James A. Rusak Canada · #102,384 worldwide 551 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Eric J. Reiner Canada · #171,128 worldwide 94 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 R.E. Clement Canada · #279,101 worldwide 86 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Kenneth H. Nicholls Canada · #292,385 worldwide 119 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Gertrud K. Nürnberg Canada · #304,391 worldwide 204 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Keith M. Somers Canada · #431,180 worldwide 204 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Jacques Dupont Canada · #451,577 worldwide 38 citations · 48 works
  10. 10 E. Todd Howell Canada · #491,308 worldwide 139 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks

Which keywords describe research at Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Water Quality, Eutrophication, Environmental Impact, Invasive Species, Health Effects, Environmental Impacts and Recycling.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change21▲ 9.7×37 topics
  2. Water Quality15▲ 45×11 topics
  3. Eutrophication10▲ 121×5 topics
  4. Environmental Impact10▲ 7.0×18 topics
  5. Invasive Species8▲ 22×6 topics
  6. Health Effects7▲ 14×10 topics
  7. Environmental Impacts6▲ 29×3 topics
  8. Recycling6▲ 20×3 topics
  9. Waste Management6▲ 18×3 topics
  10. Land Use Change6▲ 23×2 topics
  11. Hydrological Modeling6▲ 29×4 topics
  12. Water Resources5▲ 27×2 topics
  13. Oxidative Stress5▲ 4.0×3 topics
  14. Sediment Transport5▲ 39×4 topics
  15. Hyporheic Zone5▲ 298×1 topic
  16. Nutrient Cycling5▲ 86×1 topic
  17. Harmful Algal Blooms5▲ 77×2 topics
  18. Global Hydrology5▲ 86×1 topic
  19. Model Evaluation5▲ 46×1 topic
  20. Particulate Matter5▲ 38×2 topics
  21. Pollution5▲ 29×3 topics
  22. Air Pollution4▲ 41×3 topics
  23. Bioaccumulation4▲ 59×3 topics
  24. Biodiversity Loss4▲ 98×3 topics
  25. Ecosystem Engineering4▲ 180×2 topics
  26. Phosphorus4▲ 57×2 topics
  27. Aquatic Invasions4▲ 255×1 topic
  28. Conservation Genetics4▲ 129×2 topics
  29. Freshwater Mussels4▲ 255×1 topic
  30. Toxicity4▲ 11×6 topics
  31. Marine Environment4▲ 33×3 topics
  32. Cyanobacteria4▲ 101×1 topic
  33. Global Burden of Disease4▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Habitat Fragmentation4▲ 20×5 topics
  35. Mortality4▲ 7.7×3 topics
  36. Nutrient Control4▲ 153×1 topic
  37. Exposure Assessment4▲ 46×1 topic
  38. Fine Particulate Air Pollution4▲ 46×1 topic
  39. Freshwater Biodiversity3▲ 69×2 topics
  40. Microplastics3▲ 40×1 topic

Which research topics does Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior and Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics.

Soil and Water Nutrient …5Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics: 5 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed …5Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 5 fractional worksAquatic Invertebrate Eco…4Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior: 4 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and P…4Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics: 4 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 4 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 3 fractional worksFish Ecology and Managem…3Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 3 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry an…3Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 3 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Mana…2Recycling and Waste Management Techniques: 2 fractional worksToxic Organic Pollutants…2Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact: 2 fractional works
Environmental ChemistryWater Science and TechnologyEcologyHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 5 works
  2. 2 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 5 works
  3. 3 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior Ecology 4 works
  4. 4 Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 4 works
  5. 5 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 works
  6. 6 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 3 works
  7. 7 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  8. 8 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 3 works
  9. 9 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available20.5%not open79.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.5%domestic only83.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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